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  2. Parantica sita
Parantica sitaKollar, [1844]
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Danainae
  3. Danaini
  4. Danaina
  5. Parantica
  6.  sita
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TL: North India, Mussoorie

MU
MD

85-105 mm

    Regional distr. - legend
    • Local names
    • LanguageVernacular name
      EnglishChestnut Tiger
      EnglishCommon Chestnut Tiger
      РусскийДанаида сита
      ไทยผีเสื้อลายเสือตาลแดง
      ไทยหนอนใบรักตาลแดงธรรมดา
      中文大絹斑蝶
      日本語アサギマダラ
      한국어왕나비
    • Primary hostplants
    • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
      ApocynaceaeAsclepiasMilkweeds
      ApocynaceaeCynanchum
      ApocynaceaeHeterostemma
      ApocynaceaeHoyaWaxplant
      ApocynaceaeMarsdenia
    • Synonyms and other combinations
    • Latin nameAuthor
      Parantica tytiaGray & Doubleday, 1846
    • Links
    • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
      Bengal Butterflies
      Butterflies of IndiaKunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
      Butterflies of Indo-ChinaY.Inayoshi
      Japanese Moths
      Lepiforum e. V.

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